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Camp Winnarainbow
Performing arts in California, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Camp Winnarainbow is a circus and performing arts camp for all ages, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization co-founded by American entertainer and peace activist Hugh Romney Wavy Gravy, and his wife Bonnie Beecher.[1][2] Wavy, Bonnie (better known as Jahanara Romney, or Jah) and Txi Whizz jointly co-directed the camp.[3] The camp adjoins the Hog Farm commune near Laytonville, California.
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Activities
Classes that campers can attend include aerials (trapeze, silks and Spanish web), juggling, improvisation, tightrope, gymnastics, acting/drama, unicycle, stilt walking, clowning and clown philosophy, art and magic. Campers are given free choice as to which classes they want to attend on a daily basis, with two mandatory periods offered in the morning and optional classes offered at free time in the afternoon.
The main camp is for children ages 7-14, with some 15-year-olds also attending, and runs for 1 week in the "A" session, 2 weeks in sessions "B" and "C", and 1 week in session "D". Camp Winnarainbow also runs a program for adults[4] who have "forgotten how to lighten up and let loose,"[5] and two programs (teen staff and teen camp) for teenagers ages 15-17.
The camp has ties to individuals and organizations from the founder's counterculture background. Danny Rifkin, a former co-manager of the Grateful Dead, has served on the camp's board[6] and the camp has received funding from the Furthur Foundation,[7] the Bill Graham Foundation,[8] Jerry Garcia,[9] Rex Foundation[10] and many others.
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Notable alumni
- Thessaly Lerner - Ukalady[13]
- Gabriel Sunday - Actor[16]
- Mara Hruby - Singer[17]
- Emily Heller - Comedian[18]
- Ryan Torf - The Story So Far[19]
- The Amazing Bubble Man - bubble artist[20]
- Taft Crowley - prominent political scientist[21]
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